January 23, 1974St. Augustine, FloridaAthalia Ponsell Lindsley (56) is murdered near her front door Shortly after 6 p.m., Lindsley’s 19-year-old neighbor heard screams and “a thumping sound” which he investigated. He found Lindsley “lying on her back with her nearly severed head resting on the bottom step of the front porch,” as well as a…